Government predicts higher potato crop this season
Washington July 13. Government forecasts increased potato acreage for this year after three years of above average returns. Total U S acreage seen at 3,842,000 up from last year’s 4,617,000. Yield expected to edge above 1927 with potential crop around 443,640,000 bushels, though some of this year's crop may not be dug.
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Saya
Washington, D. C
States Department of Agriculte
United States
Maine
N.Y
Nu J
Idaho
Calif
Miller Claims Ties to Major Potato Firms in Jamaica
In New York on July 18 inquiries continue about B Hammond Miller and the Long Island Potato Company at Jamaica Long Island. Miller claims equal partnership in Albert Miller Co of Chicago and ownership of F Putnam Co Boston and stake in I M Young Co Riverhead.
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B. H. Miller
New York
Packer
B. Hammond Miller
Long Island Potato Company
Jamaica
Long Island
Miller
f@m
Albert Miller & Co
Chicago
H. Butwenls & Co
Bronx
F. Putnam Company
Boston
Maine
I.M.° Young & Co
Riverhead
Long Island Railroad
Idaho
Ince the Packer
Carolina
Onion cargoes afloat for New York in July report
Cable advices list onion cargoes heading to New York. Foreign onions include 1000 half cases and 14 300 crates of Denius, 14 000 crates of Valencias, 600 half-cases and 19 200 crates of Gandias.
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New York
Valencias
Gandias
Elizabethtown Plans 100 Car Melon Shipments
Elizabethtown and Tayetteville sections will ship about 100 cars of melons this season. Vines are healthy, stems will be treated, and prospects for high quality melons are good in these districts.
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Elizabethtown
N. G
Tayetteville
Weather Aids Watermelon Sales in New York Market
Watermelon yards report heavy receipts with early excess arrivals but steady demand. Prices dipped slightly from last week. fruit came from Georgia and South Carolina. 32 to 34 pound melons sold around 590 to 645 dollars, 20 to 24 pounds about 275 to 320, with smaller sizes at 276.
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New York
Plor
Georgia
South Carolina
Ladies Convene for Apple Shippers Convention in Pittsburgh
A ladies committee formed to handle the International Apple Shippers Association convention plans daily entertainment from August 14 to 17. Mrs. Fran zel is general chair, with L S Cotton as secretary and Warren Trigg as entertainment chair. Hotel reservations flood in, with William Penn nearly full and Fort Pitt stepping in to accommodate overflow.
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Hegel
William Penn
Fort Pitt
Pittsburgh
Apple Shippers’ Association
Prolance Exchange Club
Chester Franzell
L.S. Cotton
Warren Trigg
Muehlbronner Eyman
Mantesan
Ak Ea
Visteing
Albert C. Waller
William Penn Hotel
Receipts of Western melons break New York record
New York on July 13 reports Western melon receipts including cand aldupes Honey Dews and Honey Balls set all time highs with 226 cars from California and Arizona. Market held up with liberal offerings though Thursday saw a slight 2 cent drop per crate. Jumbo prices ranged 2.75 to 3.75 dollars, standards 2.75 to 3, ponies 2 to 2.25, flats 1.28 to 1.60 for various sizes. Honey Dews demand softened while Honey Balls sold between 3.25 and 3.75 for jumbos and 2.50 to 3.25 for standards.
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New York
California
Arizona
Erie
Tracks About Cleared of Potatoes at Ohley Va
Potato shipments remained heavy with 850 cars moved from the Eastern Shore. Norfolk area FOB price stood at 1 per barrel for 122 cars, while on track stock carried 1.16 to 1.20 for fresh loadings, reflecting a busy market.
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Ohley
Onley
Eastern Shore
Norfolk
Export Peaches Reach Markets From Macon
The first of the season’s peaches for export left Macon on July 6 bound for the suction markets in Liverpool and London England. The shipment highlights the start of export trade from the region to major European markets.
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Macon
Liverpool
London
England
Prospects For More Apples This Season Says Govt Report
Washington July 13. The July 1 Department of Agriculture report estimates the total U S apple crop at 178,185,000 bushels, about one third larger than last year and one fourth below the 1926 heavy crop. Pacific coast shows strong commercial output at 33,196,000 barrels, while east of the Mississippi prospects are fair. A heavy June drop is noted, with Baldwins light in the north and fall apples heavier. Some Virginia districts expect good quality crops, Northern areas report issues, table follows.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Virginia
Large Attendance Expected at Texas Trade Meet
Dallas July 13 Registrations for the 14th annual meeting of the Texas Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Association queuing up for July 17 and 18 at Baker Hotel indicate a large turnout. Local committees urge wide participation from Southwest fruit and vegetable businesses and have planned an extensive program with discussions on industry issues, entertainment, and social events including a step party, bridge parties for women, auto tours, theater outings, and a banquet on July 18 with reservations for 300 or more.
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Dallas
Texas Wholesale ,Fruit and Vegetable Dealers Association
Baker ‘Hotel
Austin
Beaumont
Brownaville
Hye
Bankruptcy Petition Against Jack Coopersmith in Philadelphia
A bankruptcy petition was filed against Jack Coopersmith, a Philadelphia fruit dealer and receiver of fruits and vegetables at 418 North Front Street. Creditor groups from Baltimore including A Barker & Co H F Duckett Company and Zimmerman Brothers claim they cannot collect funds for goods shipped. Coopersmith vows to pay under conditions. Baltimore firms formed a committee to press settlement after meetings promising payment by Thursday.
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Philadelphia
Jack Coopersmith
North Front Street
A. Barker & Co
H. F. Duckett Company
Zimmerman Brothers
Baltimore
Coopersmith
Gravenstein Harvest Gains Momentum In July Movement
In Sebastopol on July 13 the Gravenstein harvest grows, with shipments light this week but expected to pick up next week. Market at shipping points remains strong as more domestic and export sizes sell FOB. Dealers report scarce supply amid rising demand, and growers anticipate full booking within three weeks. Foggy nights and cool days yield fine color.
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Sebastopol
Alif
Survey of Ohio onion districts shows irregular conditions
Survey of Ohio onion regions Kenton Scioto Marsh and Hog Creek Marsh finds mixed prospects. Acreage about flat from last year with 7 850 acres quoted by USDA down from 7 000 in 1927. Hog Creek crop reported satisfactory with little disease. Scioto Marsh plagued by maggots reducing yield by about 60 percent. Late sowing and damage patterns noted. Ohio shipments last year around 2 900 cars, with earlier totals misreported by scald losses.
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Kenton
Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Packer
Scioto
Hog Creek
Dola
Frowers
Scioto Marsh
Alger
McGuttey
Foraker
Marsh
Kentucky Potatoes Start Late In Louisville District
The Louisville St Matthews and Buechel potato crop runs about two weeks late due to a cold rainy spring. Growers delay digging because prices are low, and shipments may begin in another week. Cobble variety dominates, acreage up 10 to 20 percent in St Matthews area with similar to last year in Buechel. Estimated shipments drop from 800-900 cars last year to about 1,100-1,200 cars this year. Continued on Page 7.
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Louisville
Louisville-St. Matthews-Buechel
St. Matthews
Buechel
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper notice
An edition of The Packer devoted to commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables prints a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer. It carries market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs. A free sample copy is offered upon request.
Peak Arizona cantaloupe movement hits record daily high
Arizona cantaloupe shipments set a record with 287 cars moved to Eastern markets on Tuesday, nearing the 300-car target. Total Phoenix field shipments to July 10 reached 3,093 cars, more than double last year’s pace, as Honey Dew and Honey Ball movements rise later in the month. New Mexico outlook shows Mesilla Valley Pink Meats due mid July with modest acreage and three main distributors entering the season.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Thy
Arizona
United States
Salt River Valley
Yuma Valley
Casa Grande Valley
Central California
Northern California
Imperial Valley
New York
New Mexico
Colorado
Dean Stanley
Las Cruces
N. M
Railroads Carry Calif Deciduous Fruit Rate to Higher Court
Forty six railroads handling shipments of California deciduous fruits to the East appealed to the United States Supreme Court against an Interstate Commerce Commission order lowering rates by 12 cents per hundredweight. They seek a reversal of lower court denials of an injunction to stop enforcement of the order. The case questions whether reduced rates equalize with other California commodities and preserve railroad earnings.
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Washington, D. C
California
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Upber
Supreme Court
Cranberry Prospects Grow in Washington and Oregon
Siwoco Washington July 13 Over 70000 boxes of cranberries are expected to be harvested from bogs in Washington and Oregon. About 60000 boxes will come from the Washington side of the Columbia River with the remainder from Oregon bogs. The Tiwaca section ships more cranberries than all other Pacific Coast districts combined. The canning experiment is likely to be pursued on a fairly extensive basis this year after small supplies in the previous season proved successful.
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Siwoco
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Columbia
Tiwaca
Pacific Coast
Macon
Georgia Peach Market Faces Weather Driven Fluctuations
Reports from Macon Georgia describe a shaky turnout in peach deliveries with rain threats easing some prices. Hileys and Carmans show mixed demand while quality varies and growers adjust picking strategies amid forecasts of late Elbertas and Belles. By July there is cautious optimism for a larger Georgia shipment window starting mid month.
California grape harvest expected to set state records
California prepares for a large grape harvest with early shipments from Kern and Imperial counties. Officials project 2,665,000 tons of grapes this year, up from 2,406,000 last year, with 68,649 bearing acres. Raisin and table grapes show mixed conditions but prospects remain favorable for a big crop statewide.
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Californi
San Joaquin Valley
Thompsons
Los Angeles
Kern County
Carnot
Fred P. Boullard
Fresno
Imperial Valley
California
E. B. Kaufman
Kaufman
Musvata
Central West Fruit Company Probe Traces to New York Figures
A New York City man named M L Gilbert and associate LeRoy Present push a so called Central West Fruit Company in New York. Brokers in Cincinnati were asked to buy $1,000 worth of stock for an account. The firm appears unknown locally and the room address 475 Fifth Avenue belongs to Farmers Loan & Trust building. The lobby directory lacks the company and only the Franklin Company appears on Room 1011. The Hudson Food Company head Cunningham is asked about the firm, but he denies knowledge and suggests it may be Gilbert’s operation. The building superintendent confirms no Central West Fruit Company tenant and the leasing agent conducts an investigation. Telephone records show no listing for the firm.
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Cincinnati
M.”.L. Gilbert
New York City
Central West Fratt.Company
Fifth Ave
Nué
New York
Gilbert
LeRoy
Central West Fruit Company
Fifth Avenue
Farmers Loan & Trust Company
Forty-first Street
Central Weat Fruit Company
Franklin Company
Packerman
Cunningham
Hudson Food Company
Packer
Cunninghan
lLoan & ‘Trust Company
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Ark
Colo
Utah
Idahard
Gravenstein Harvest
OFIO
Mave Doge
Kentucky
Carmans
Hileys
Carman
Telegraphia
Georgia Peaches
Freano County
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